Joanna Lamond Lumley, OBE, FRGS (born 1 May 1946) is a British
actress, presenter, former model, author, television producer, and
activist.She won two BAFTA TV Awards for her role as Patsy Stone in
the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous (1992â€"2012), and was nominated
for the 2011 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for the
Broadway revival of La Bête. In 2013 she received the Special
Recognition Award at the National Television Awards, and in 2017 she
was honoured with the BAFTA Fellowship award.Lumley's other television
credits include The New Avengers (1976â€"1977), Sapphire & Steel
(1979â€"1982), Sensitive Skin (2005â€"2007), and Jam & Jerusalem
(2006â€"2008). Her film appearances include On Her Majesty's Secret
Service (1969), Trail of the Pink Panther (1982), Shirley Valentine
(1989), James and the Giant Peach (1996), Ella Enchanted (2004),
Corpse Bride (2005), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), and Absolutely
Fabulous: The Movie (2016). She had a cameo role in several episodes
of Are You Being Served? (His & Hers and German Week), written by
Jeremy Lloyd, whom she had both married and divorced three years
previously.
actress, presenter, former model, author, television producer, and
activist.She won two BAFTA TV Awards for her role as Patsy Stone in
the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous (1992â€"2012), and was nominated
for the 2011 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for the
Broadway revival of La Bête. In 2013 she received the Special
Recognition Award at the National Television Awards, and in 2017 she
was honoured with the BAFTA Fellowship award.Lumley's other television
credits include The New Avengers (1976â€"1977), Sapphire & Steel
(1979â€"1982), Sensitive Skin (2005â€"2007), and Jam & Jerusalem
(2006â€"2008). Her film appearances include On Her Majesty's Secret
Service (1969), Trail of the Pink Panther (1982), Shirley Valentine
(1989), James and the Giant Peach (1996), Ella Enchanted (2004),
Corpse Bride (2005), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), and Absolutely
Fabulous: The Movie (2016). She had a cameo role in several episodes
of Are You Being Served? (His & Hers and German Week), written by
Jeremy Lloyd, whom she had both married and divorced three years
previously.
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